Puzzle toy.



J. P. DRAPER.

PUZZLE TOY.

APPLICATION FILED THE. 7, 1914.

1, 1 1 9 ,349, Patent ed Dec. 1, 1914.

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THE NORRIS PETERS CO PHDTO-LITHO. WASHINGTON Dr C J. P. DRAPER.

PUZZLE TOY.

APPLICATION FILED r1215. '1, 1914.

1 1 1 9,349. Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

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rinrrnn s JOHN PERRY DRAPER, OF PORT HURON, MICHIGAN.

PUZZLE TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 7, 1914. Serial No. 817,269.

To all whom it m 0;; concern Ee it known that 1, JOHN Pnauy Danna, a citizen of the United States, residing at Port Huron, in the county of St. Clair and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Puzzle Toys, of

which the following is a specification.

NIYJIIVGIIUOII relates to a puzzle toy and has as its principal object the provision of a I shown in Fig. 1, showing the same opened.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional View of a portion of the device shown in Fig.1. Fig. 1 is a detail elevational View of an element used in fastening the doors of the device. Figs. 5, 6, and? are diagrammatic views showing the steps taken in the solution of the puzzle.

Throughout the separate views the same part is designated by the same reference character.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 is a structure, one face of which is made torepresent a miniature castle, said structure being provided with a central tower in which is a space or recess shown at 3 in Fig. 2. The space 3 is normally closed by doors 4 4 which are mounted on hinges 55. The space 3 is provided with a movable floor 6, the edge of which projects slightly beyond the doors when they are closed, as shown at 7. The movable floor piece 6 is provided with teeth 8-8 on its edges and the bottoms of the doors 4 carry gear wheels 99 which mesh with the teeth 88. It will be clearly seen from Fig. 3 that the arrangement is such that the doors -1-4 are held closed when the floor member 6 remains in the recess 3 but that the doors are opened as soon as the floor 6 is pulled out into the position shown in Fig. 3. It will be seen also that the movable floor 6 is slotted as shown at 10 and a pin 11 is provided which holds the same to the base doors. Carried by the movable floor (3 likei wise is a figure 12 which I have shown as the figure of a woman carrying a banner on which is inscribed the legend Votes for women and the disclosure of which upon thc'opening of the doors operates as a surprise to the person who solves the problem of opening the doors 1-.

As previously stated, the doors 4: are normally closed and for this purpose are pro vidcd with half rings such as 13-43 which project forwardly substantially at right angles to the face of the doors near the edges thereof as shown in Fig. 1. I provide also a removable plate 1 1 which is provided with a central aperture 15 adapted to fit over the rings 13 as shown in Fig. 1. On the structure 1 near the right hand side thereof I place a hook 16 and on the left hand side thereof I place two eves such as 17 and a rope or cord is run through the eyes 17 and formed into a closed loop in which is engaged a ring 18 having a handle 19 attached thereto. The loop or cord 20 is then run through the rings 13 after the plate 14 has been placed over the rings and the loop is placed over the hook 16 at the right of the structure. The castle doors are now socurely closed as indicated in Fig. 1 and the puzzle is to open the prison doors without tak ng the cord 20 from the hook 16.

The kev to the puzzle is as follows :Take hold of the upper length of the cord .20 by the finger and thumb of the right hand at the point marked A and pull it outward about an inch or so and hold it there. with the left finger and thumb take the lower length of the cord at the point B. Pull the lower length out a little and carry it up, over that held in the right hand and place it on the book 16, leaving it there but still holding the upper length of the cord by the right hand. Then take the cord by the left hand at the point marked C, carry it slightly forward and up and over and place it also on the hook. Now let go of the cord with your right hand and take hold of the handle 19 and pull on the same, when you will find that the cord passes out of the rings in t e door but still remains on the hook. Pull the cord forward and out of the Then Way of the doors, take down the bar 14 and pull out the floor piece 6 which projects under the doors and the same Will swing outwardly.

Having thus I claim is 1. Apuzzle toy comprising in combination, a prison, a pair of gates for said prison, rings projecting from the front of said gates, a looped cord slidaloly attached to said prison and adapted to pass through said rings, and a hook for receiving one end of said loop.

2. A puzzle toy comprising in combination, a prison, a pair of gates for said prison, rings projecting from the front of said gates, a looped cord slidably attached to said prison and adapted to pass through said described my invention, What rings, a hook for receiving one end of said loop, and a handle secured to said loop at the end opposite to said hook.

8. A puzzle toy comprising in combination, a prison, gates for said prison, rings projecting from the front of said gates, a bar having an aperture therein adapted to fit over said rings, a loop slidably secured to said prison adapted to pass through said rings on the outside of said bar, and a hook adapted to receive one end of said loop.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN PERRY DRAPER.

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